in2ebook Chapter 311 Virtual and Real
Chapter 311 Virtual and Real
Yang Jiesheng frowned, picked out two pieces of raw stones after careful consideration.
Wen Qing picked out three pieces that she thought were good. One piece was relatively large, weighing about 12 kilograms, and the other two were smaller, weighing more than 10 kilograms in total.
The two of them took five pieces of raw stones to the weighing and charging office. One piece with a red label was selected by Yang Jiesheng, weighing 14 kilograms and priced at 4.2 yuan; two pieces with green labels were selected by Wen Qing, weighing a total of 17 kilograms and 1.7 yuan; one piece with a blue label was selected by Yang Jiesheng, weighing 15 kilograms and 7.5 yuan; Wen Qing also selected a piece from the pile of stones with a blue label, weighing 12 kilograms and priced at 6 yuan.
The clerk asked: "Sir, do you want to have the stone cut?"
Yang Jiesheng nodded and asked, "How much does it cost to cut the stone?"
The clerk said: "If you buy a stone worth 10 yuan, our store will cut it for free. If it is less than 10 yuan, we will charge 200 yuan for each stone."
The clerk took the two of them to the backyard where the stone was cut.
Wen Qing discovered that this shop was actually quite large. The front shop was more than 100 square meters, there was a patio in the backyard, and there were six houses. People were coming in and out of one of the rooms, probably for trading raw materials. The doors of the other rooms were closed. In the patio in the middle of the yard was a pot of blooming bougainvillea and a pot of rose with buds. There were two stone-breaking machines on the open space.
The clerk took the man to the stone cutting area, and Yang Jiesheng picked out a red, a green, and a blue stone, and said, "Let's cut these three first."
He chose an idle master and handed the stone to him. The master who cut the stone looked to be in his 20s. He asked Yang Jiesheng: "Do you want to draw the lines or do I?"
Wen Qing saw Yang Jiesheng hesitated and knew he had no experience, so she said, "Just cut from here." She gestured on the stone with her hand.
The stone cutter did not say anything. He picked up the stone and placed it on the stone cutting table. He pressed the switch and heard a sharp sound. A piece of stone skin was cut off. He poured some water on the stone and saw the delicate stone flesh exposed. He said happily, "It's coming out."
He cut another 3 centimeters inward and saw a patch of lush green. He said happily, "It's green."
He picked up the cutting knife and cut along the stone skin in a different direction. After a few cuts, he put the stone on the grinder and started grinding it. Half an hour later, a piece of jade weighing five or six kilograms appeared in front of Yang Jiesheng.
This is a piece of lush green icy jadeite with a very bright color. Yang Jiesheng stared at it, grinning silently.
A man who was watching the excitement nearby said, "50, will you sell it?"
Yang Jiesheng shook his head and handed the stone to Wen Qing. Wen Qing took a look at it and put it into her backpack, actually putting it into the space.
The stone cutter picked up a blue-marked stone and looked at Wen Qing. Wen Qing took the stone and examined it carefully, then drew a line on it with a pen. The stone cutter cut along the line. After the ear-piercing grinding sound, it was still stone, without any color. The stone cutter asked, "How do we cut it next?"
Wen Qing pointed to the third of the stone and said, "Cut from here."
After another cut, it was still stone. Wen Qing drew a line with her hand and said, "Cut from here."
After the stone-cutting master cut it as instructed, stone was still exposed. Wen Qing said to Yang Jiesheng, "Forget it, let's not cut it anymore." He took the remaining five kilograms of stone off the stone-cutting table and put it into his backpack.
Others just thought she was unwilling to give up. After all, the blue-label stone cost 0.5 yuan per kilogram, and the remaining stone was worth 2 or 3 yuan.
Wen Qing smiled at Yang Jiesheng and said, "Take it back for the child to play with."
The stone cutter picked up the last red-marked stone. This stone was not big. Wen Qing asked Yang Jiesheng to mark the line. Yang Jiesheng said, "Forget it. You should do it. I don't understand these things."
Wen Qing smiled and said, "I don't know either, just cut it randomly." She pointed to one side of the stone and said, "Cut from here."
The stone was cut into pieces, with nothing left. The stone cutter said, "You are lucky. One of the three raw stones increased in value. You have recovered your investment and made a profit."
There were two rough stones left. Wen Qing thought about it and took out another one with a green label. She handed it to the stone cutter and said, "Please cut this one. I think this stone should be promising."
This is the larger of the two green label rough stones, weighing about 10 kilograms.
The stone cutter placed the stone on the stone cutter and asked Wen Qing to mark the line as usual. Wen Qing pointed to the fifth of the stone and said, "Cut from here."
After one cut, the jade flesh inside the stone was exposed, with a deep green color. The stone cutter said happily: "It's more expensive to cut it." Then he sighed, "It has ringworms, it's not worth it."
Everyone stretched their heads to look over, and sure enough, there were black spots of ringworm in the jade. "What a pity."
Wen Qing drew another line, and after the master cutter cut it, the jade still looked like it was eroded by lichen. Wen Qing did not continue cutting, put the stone into her backpack, and gave the master cutter 20 yuan as money for cigarettes.
The onlookers saw her collecting all this waste and thought that this person must have lost money.
Wen Qing took Yang Jiesheng back to the hotel. Yang Jiesheng asked, "Wen, why did you pick up the stone with ringworm?"
Wen Qing explained, "I heard that stones with lichen are more likely to produce high-quality green jade. Jason, look, the lichen is gradually decreasing in this direction. I estimate that if there is no lichen, this stone should be a good jadeite. It would be too eye-catching to open it there."
Yang Jiesheng asked her, "Yes, we must not distinguish between the real and the fake. Should we also solve the remaining piece?"
Wen Qing smiled and said, "Sure, but we need to put on some makeup before we go out."
Wen Qing went to the mall and bought some cosmetics and two sets of local clothes.
The next day, she made up Yang Jiesheng to look like he was in his 50s, and she made herself up as a local young girl, pretending to be a tour guide, and took Yang Jiesheng to a stone-cutting workshop.
Wen Qing has been working in Yunnan and Yunnan for more than five years. She is from central Hubei. The Hubei dialect is somewhat similar to the Yunnan and Yunnan dialects. She has also learned to speak the Yunnan and Yunnan dialects. Although the accent is not exactly the same as here, there is no problem in communication.
The two paid 200 yuan per piece and took out the blue-label raw stone, which resulted in about 4 or 5 kilograms of icy red jadeite. The color was not very dark, ranging from pink to orange-red, and the quality ranged from glutinous to icy. If it were made into jewelry, it would be very beautiful.
"Red jadeite." The stone cutter said, "Red jadeite hasn't been produced for a long time. It's just that the color is lighter. Otherwise, it would be more valuable."
Yang Jiesheng handed over a pack of cigarettes and said, "Well, as long as we don't lose money, that's fine."
After returning to the hotel, Yang Jiesheng finally smiled from his tense face, "Awen, we made a profit."
Wen Qing smiled and said, "Don't be too happy. We only got two pieces of jade. Is that enough for you?" She took out two pieces of jade, one weighing 5 or 6 kilograms of green jade and the other weighing 4 or 5 kilograms of red jade.